A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 18 Jun '23
Small valley
Thu, 3 Nov '22
Small valley
Tue, 23 Aug '22
Small, shaded valley
Sat, 2 Apr '22
Where "the cheese stands alone," in a classic song
Tue, 20 Jul '21
Farmer's place?
Fri, 8 Jan '21
Locale in a children's song title